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The Most Profitable Investment - Chapter #45 (3 Comments)

Miguel shares a key insight from macroeconomist and entrepreneur Paul Zane Pilzer.

The Fountain of Wealth

Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography - Chapter #44 (27 Comments)

Miguel shares his 3 takeaways from reading Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography.
0.00 Intro
I LEARNING
1.20 Avid reader
1.40 Study sunday
2.50 Writer
II WEALTH
3.35 A self-made man
4.10 His two keys for wealth
4.45 wealth and virtue
III CHARACTER
5.30 Two keys on character
9.10 The JUNTO
QUOTES:
Virtue was not secured till its practice was turned into a habitude.
Truth, sincerity and integrity are resolutions for felicity.
Human felicity [...]

Infollution (28 Comments)

There is too much noise in the world.
We hear about environmental pollution every day, but in my day to day life I feel more impacted by information pollution.
Radio screaming, T.V. un-demanded, free junk newspapers, intrusive advertising, email forwards… way too much.
If our thoughts create our reality, we are not doing a good job at keeping [...]

Effectiveness, not efficiency - Chapter #43 (41 Comments)

Happy 2010 for everyone! Miguel shares his theme for the year and Peter Drucker’s idea of doing the right thing vs doing things right.
00:00 Intro
00:30 2010 Theme: Creating Value
01:02 Effectiveness vs Efficiency
01:32 My Chritsmas toy
01:55 Peter Drucker quotes
02:41 Less is More
04:38 The best way to predict the future
Books mentioned:

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to [...]

What to read in 2010? (2 Comments)

I moved out last weekend. I brought with me all the books I have bought (and read in the majority) since I moved to London 2 years ago. There are 96. That’s roughly 40 to 50 books per year. Just under one per week.

As I look at them lying on my desk, I asked myself: [...]

Stillnes Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (review) - Chapter #42 (74 Comments)

Quotes:
When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.
Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form.
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Most people’s lives are run by [...]

The Power of Full Engagement by Loehr & Schwartz (review) - Chapter #41 (0 Comments)

This is a book that is has turned Miguel’s approach to work upside down.
If you suspect yourself to be a workaholic, or if you are often tired from work, you MUST read this book.
By applying their experience in training olympic athletes for top performance to the knowledge work arena, the authors proclaim Energy, not Time, [...]

Let Travel Time Be a Waste for Others, Not You - Chapter #40 (41 Comments)

Miguel will be travelling a lot this December.
Although it can be draining at times, it should never be translated to a waist of time…
Books mentioned:

The Art of Loving

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina (review) - Chapter #39 (57 Comments)

To Win a Free SIGNED Copy by Steve Pavlina:
1 Watch the video above
2 Leave a comment explaining which principle you need more alignment with: Truth, Love or Power.
I will pick the best TWO comments and declare the winners in 10 days. First place gets a signed copy, second place a regular copy.
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Steve Pavlina is [...]